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Jorge Toyama Miyagusuku

Partner of the firm, a specialist in labor law, labor relations, collective and individual conflict management, and labor processes. He is recognized as one of the main references in labor material in Perú.

He has been a member of the Advisory Commission of the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion on various occasions. He has been a consultant for the World Bank, IDB, USAID, ECLAC, UNDP and the ILO.

He is currently part of the Board of Directors of the Association of Good Employers (ABE) of the American Chamber of Commerce of Perú – AMCHAM.

He is a principal professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, professor at the University of Piura and the University of the Pacific.

Author of various academic articles and books, including the “Labor Guide” with Dr. Luis Vinatea, which is the best-selling labor book in Perú.

Jorge Toyama Miyagusuku
Education
  • Conciliation Center of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Conciliator Title (1999)
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Master in Constitutional Law (1998)
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Bachelor’s Degree (1993) and Lawyer Title (1994)
Work Experience
  • Partner in Vinatea & Toyama (2019 – to date)
  • Member of the Consultative Commission of the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (between the years 2001 and 2007)
  • Partner in Miranda & Amado (2003 – 2019)
  • Tribunal spokesperson of the National Authority of Civil Service (2011 – 2015)
  • Member of the Consultative Labor Commission of the Labor Commission in the Congress of the Republic (2013 – 2014)
  • Labor Consultant for the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (2003)
  • Labor Consultant for the World Bank (2003)
  • Labor Consultant in the International Labour Organization (1999 – 2002)
  • Partner in Vinatea & Toyama (2000 – 2002)
  • Partner in the Luis Hernandez Berenguel Lawyers firm (1997 – 2000)
  • Lawyer of the Luis Hernandez Berenguel Lawyers firm (1993 – 1995)
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
Memberships and Affiliations
  • Honorary Member of the Eminent Bar Association of Cajamarca
  • Member of the Human Resources Committee of the National Society of Mining and Oil
  • Member of the Peruvian Society of Labor Law and of Social Safety
  • Active Member of the Ius Et Veritas Civil Association
  • Member of the PUPC Alumni Association
  • Member of the Peruvian Institute of Taxes Investigation and Development – IPIDET
  • Member of the American Chamber of Commerce of Peru (AMCHAM)
Lecturing
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Head Professor, “Special Labor Law” (2009 – to date)
  • University of the Pacific, Professor, “Labor Law” (2011 – to date)
  • ESAN University, Professor, Masters in Finances and Human Resources (2006)
  • University of Piura, Professor, Master in Law (MADE) (2005 – to date)
  • University of Piura, Professor “Social Safety” (2000 – to date)
  • Peruvian University of Applied Sciences, Professor, Law Faculty (2000)